Cairo to Zambia: time difference
Zambia is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 10:31 10:31 AM Zambia 09:31 9:31 AM You –:–
10:31 10:31 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
09:31 9:31 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:05
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−1 h
Zambia is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Zambia are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇬 Cairo
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇿🇲 Zambia
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Cairo | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:31 | 09:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cairo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Lusaka |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 05:44 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 12 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 19,610,769 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Big time differences
Cairo and Zambia: common questions
How many hours behind Cairo is Zambia?
The clocks in Zambia are 1 hour behind those in Cairo (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, what time is it in Zambia?
At 9:00 AM in Cairo, clocks in Zambia show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Zambia when it is 6:00 PM in Cairo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, it is 5:00 PM in Zambia.
When is a good time to call Zambia from Cairo?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cairo – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Zambia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Zambia?
Until 1:00 AM in Cairo it is still the previous day in Zambia. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Zambia it is already the next day in Cairo.
Does the time gap between Cairo and Zambia change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Cairo but not in Zambia. From October 29, 2026, Zambia and Cairo will have the same time.
